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Liberal MP for Don Valley West (Ontario)

Won his last election, in 2025, with 63% of the vote.

Three days ago

Spoke in the House on Generations Toronto Mr. Speaker, Don Valley West is home to the largest community of Shia Ismaili Muslims in Canada. This vibrant community is made up of thousands of …

This week

Spoke in the House on Petitions Mr. Speaker, I rise today to present a petition initiated by Mr. Drew Depratto, a resident of the Greater Toronto area, whom I congratulate for his …

Voted Yes on Vote #100 on Bill S-211 Respecting a national framework on sports betting advertising

Voted Yes on Vote #101 on Bill C-238 Amend the Criminal Code (restitution orders)

Voted Yes on Vote #102 on Bill C-226 Establish a national framework to improve food price transparency

Voted Yes on Vote #103 Private Members' Business M-16 (Use of underused and surplus federal lands and buildings for services for veterans)

Voted Yes on Vote #98 Appointment of an officer of Parliament

A month ago

Spoke in the House on Foreign Affairs Mr. Speaker, I would remind the House that Canada continues to have the strongest regime when it comes to arms export controls. We will continue to …

Spoke at the Veterans Affairs committee on Monitoring of the Rehabilitation Services Contract Awarded to PCVRS I would take a moment then to remind the committee of Bill C‑607, a bill I presented in 2010 that advocated for you to be reporting …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Syria’s Political Transition Thank you, Mr. Chair. I want to thank Mr. Aboultaif for his really fine questions. I don't think you'll see much daylight between our questioning and …

Spoke in the House on Combatting Hate Act Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the parliamentary secretary for his thoughtful speech. This morning, I listened to the debate from the Conservative Party talking about …

Two months ago

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Situation in Venezuela Thanks to all our witnesses for sharing wisdom and thoughts with us today. I want to get into some of the politics of this period of …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Situation in Venezuela Thank you to both of the officials for being with us today. I'll be asking three questions. One is with respect to displaced persons, who make …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Humanitarian Crisis in Cuba Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you to the witnesses for bringing your opinions and ideas to us, and for your activism on behalf of Cuban people. …

Three months ago

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Operation of the Royal Canadian Navy in the Taiwan Strait Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Mr. Chong. Those were good questions that got me thinking, too, so they were helpful as well as the answers. …

Spoke at the Human Resources committee on Workers in the Seasonal Industry and the Employment Insurance Program and Subject … On the amendment, I want to speak very strongly in favour of a government report, and that's as a parliamentarian, because if this is an important …

Spoke at the Foreign Affairs committee on Subject Matter of Clauses 460 to 462 (Division 27) of Bill C-15, … Thank you. I don't think I'll need all that. I think the officials have done a very good job at explaining the regimes to us. I …

Spoke in the House on Anniversaries of Community Organizations Mr. Speaker, community organizations contribute to our lives in countless ways. At my annual New Year's levee, we celebrated 16 organizations in Don Valley West with …

Spoke in the House on Hon. Kirsty Duncan Mr. Speaker, yesterday's news of the passing of Kirsty Duncan, the former member for Etobicoke North, reverberated throughout the offices and corridors of the Canadian Parliament. …

Spoke in the House on Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Act Madam Speaker, I want to begin by thanking my colleagues, particularly my colleague from Jonquière, who proposed this piece of legislation and exposed some of the …

More than three months ago

Spoke in the House on Children's Health Advocate Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege today to rise to celebrate a great Canadian, a great leader and a good friend. For 10 years, Julia Hanigsberg …

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-607 An Act to establish the office of the Veterans' Ombudsman

Introduced legislation Private member's bill C-533 An Act respecting a Srebrenica Remembrance Day